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Ex. NC-001Executive Order No. 116Declaration of a State of Emergency to Coordinate Response and Protective Actions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. NC-070Bulletin 20-B-04Protective Actions to Prevent COVID-19 - NC Operations (Expired)Commissioner of Insurance Mike CauseyNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 10, 20202020 Q2Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-008Mecklenburg County and City of Charlotte Joint Proclamation of a State of EmergencyJoint Proclamation of a State of Emergency (COVID-19)George Dunlap, Chair, Board of County Commissioners, and Vi Alexander Lyles, Mayor of Charlotte, with the six town mayorsMecklenburg County; City of Charlotte; Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and PinevilleCountyMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. NC-049Order of the Chief Justice, 13 March 2020 (Emergency Directives 1 and 2)Order of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina (COVID-19)Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Supreme Court of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaCourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-002Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-059Executive Order No. 117Prohibiting Mass Gatherings and Directing the Statewide Closure of K-12 Public Schools to Limit the Spread of COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 14, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-020Order for Prohibiting Mass GatheringsOrder for Prohibiting Mass Gatherings (COVID-19)Gibbie Harris, MSPH, BSN, Mecklenburg County Health DirectorMecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. NC-050Order of the Chief Justice, 19 March 2020Order of the Chief Justice (extension of filing deadlines and time computations)Chief Justice Cheri BeasleyNorth CarolinaCourtMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-028UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (March 17, 2020)System guidance moving all constituent institutions to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester and reducing campus…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperUniversity of North Carolina System (Board of Governors; sixteen constituent institutions); State levelStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-003Executive Order No. 118Limiting Operations of Restaurants and Bars and Broadening Unemployment Insurance Benefits in Response to COVID-19Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. NC-044Board statement on dental practices and COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)Statement regarding dental practices and COVID-19North Carolina State Board of Dental ExaminersNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. NC-067Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020Abatement order requiring restaurants and bars to limit food and beverage sales to carry-out, drive-through and deliverySecretary of Health and Human Services Mandy CohenNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-27-006UNC System Updates Guidance to Constituent Institutions (Mar. 17, 2020)Systemwide move to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester; reduced campus operations; students directed not to…UNC System Interim President William L. RoperNorth Carolina (UNC System; sixteen constituent institutions)StateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-045Board statement on dental practices and COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)Board Statement regarding dental practices and COVID-19 issued on March 18North Carolina State Board of Dental ExaminersNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-047NCDOT release, Mar. 18, 2020: visitors not allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries from 5:00 a.m. Mar. 19, 2020 under the Hyde County emergency declaration; visitor reservations cancelled and refunded; only residents, property owners, workers, vendors and service providers may board; county law enforcement at terminals to check identificationHyde County Restricts Visitation to Ocracoke Island Beginning March 19Hyde County Board of Commissioners (emergency declaration), implemented by the North Carolina Department of Transportation Ferry DivisionNorth Carolina (Hyde County; Ocracoke Island; Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes)CountyMar. 18, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-102NC Ports 'COVID-19 Business Continuity Plans' (updates of Mar. 20 and Mar. 24, 2020): all terminals on a normal schedule; Continuity of Operations Plan implemented: access to Maritime Buildings in Wilmington and Morehead City restricted to essential personnel only; security processes modified with the Coast Guard; social distancing, avoiding unnecessary travel, remote working encouragedCOVID-19 Business Continuity Plans - Operating Status; Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) (Maritime Buildings restricted to essential…North Carolina State Ports Authority (NC Ports), an enterprise agency of the North Carolina Department of TransportationNorth Carolina (Ports of Wilmington and Morehead City; Charlotte Inland Port)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. NC-039Executive Order No. 119Facilitating Critical Motor Vehicle Operations and Delegating Authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to…Governor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Travel and quarantineSchools and child careCourts and public officesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. NC-046COVID-19 Definitions of Emergency Treatment (March 20, 2020)COVID-19 Definitions of Emergency TreatmentNorth Carolina State Board of Dental ExaminersNorth CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. NC-048NCDHHS COVID-19 guidance update for dental settings (March 20, 2020)Information we were asked to share by the Department of Health and Human Services (COVID-19 guidance update)NCDHHS (circulated by the State Board of Dental Examiners)North CarolinaSector regulatorMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-060Executive Order No. 120Additional Limitations on Mass Gatherings, Restrictions on Venues and Long Term Care Facilities, and Extension of School Closure DateGovernor Roy CooperNorth CarolinaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-021Travel Advisory, updated March 23, 2020Travel Advisory - Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County (Public Health)Mecklenburg CountyCountyMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-050Proclamation of Emergency RestrictionsProclamation of Emergency Restrictions by the Chairman of the Wake County Board of CommissionersGregory D. Ford, Chairman, Wake County Board of CommissionersWake County, including by consent the City of Raleigh and the Towns of Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon, and the Wake portions of Durham, Angier and ClaytonCountyMar. 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-070GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 8, 2020)GoTriangle COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, face coverings required from June 22, 2020GoTriangleGoTriangle (Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority; Wake, Durham and Orange Counties)Sector regulatorJune 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-072GoRaleigh Related COVID-19 Information (as of Mar. 31, 2020)GoRaleigh service reductions, rear-door boarding and fare suspensionGoRaleigh (City of Raleigh Transportation Department)City of Raleigh (GoRaleigh transit)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLT-075GoDurham COVID-19 Updates page (as of Aug. 15, 2020)GoDurham COVID-19 Updates - fares suspended, rear-door boarding, riders required to wear face coverings; normal schedule resumed June 29…GoDurham (City of Durham transit)City of Durham (GoDurham)CityMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read

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